According to annual tradition, a lot of Beligsche teams shift a gear higher on the final day of the Summer Matato. For one that already ends a bit better than for the other. For example, after the arrival of Michal Skoras, AA Gent brought in the house at the last minute, while Standard is left empty -handed.
We start with the Buffalos, where Ivan Leko could use some fresh blood in the back. Earlier in the day it became known that Jean-Kévin Duverne was in the picture to fill that vacancy. In the meantime, the deal also appears to have been in a timely manner in jugs and jugs, because the club channels have just been officially presented through the club channels.
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The ten -time international, who has been at KV Kortrijk in the past six months, is rented from FC Nantes. No purchase option seems to be involved with the agreement. “Duverne is a player who links speed to strength. He showed last season that he can also be important with goals and assists as a defender,” Leko sounds very delighted.
𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 🤩
Welcome, Jean-Kévin Duverne!
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– KAA Gent (@kaagent) September 8, 2025
“His experience, including in Belgium, is an asset,” the coach continues. “With Skoras we got a player who is polyvalent in the attack and for Duverne that versatility applies in the defensive compartment. With his length, strength and speed of athletic capacity, he adds to the defense,” operational director Kjeld Fort puts his contribution in the bag.
Rouches run blue
With the arrival of Duverne, the Summer Mercato of AA Gent, where the counter is now on eight newcomers, has been completed. Leko his former team Standard also hoped to strike in the defensive compartment, but the Rouches came home from a bald journey. For example, with Stoke City they did not find an agreement on the back left Eric Bocat.
❌️ Situation in the defender’s file 🇺🇿 Mukhammadrasul abdumazhidov❗️
🏥Suit with medical examinations passed today, the club has expressed doubts about a potential operation to come to the player.
🔚 As revealed earlier in the day, Eric Bocat does not … https://t.co/II72TiNiwf
— Kevin Sauvage (@KevSauvage) September 8, 2025
To make matters worse, the transfer of central defender fell Mukhammadrasul Abdumazhidov in the water. According to various sources, his medical test showed that 20-year-old Uzbeek should undergo a small knee operation, on which the people from Liège decided to cancel the deal. Marc Wilmots thus taps 12 summer recovery.
